semiotics
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English
Etymology
Coined by John Locke from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, “fitted for marking, portending”), from σημειόω (sēmeióō, “to mark, interpret as a portend”), from σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “a mark, sign, token”), from σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌsɛm.iˈɒt.ɪks/
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- (US) IPA(key): /ˌsɛm.iˈɑt.ɪks/, /ˌsiː.miˈɑt.ɪks/, /ˌsiː.maɪˈɑt.ɪks/
Noun
semiotics (uncountable)
- The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.
- Holonym: social science
- (dated) The study of medical signs and symptoms; symptomatology.
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Translations
study of signs
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See also
Further reading
- “semiotics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “semiotics”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “semiotics”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.